devoir
Meaning
-
- duty
- exercise, assignment (set for homework)
Concepts
must '' ''
ought '' ''
assigned job
selective service
sense of duty
be to
hometask
in debt
need to
run into debt
debt of gratitude
social obligation
professional duties
civic responsibility
owes '' ''
should '' ''
bound to '' ''
be bound ''
bounden duty
civic duty
Synonyms
avoir à
être redevable
prep
avoir une dette
dette de reconnaissance
être obligé
sens du devoir
travail domestique
dette morale
obligation sociale
groupe de projet
s'endetter
avoir besoin
droit de douane
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/də.vwaʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French debvoir, from Old French deveir, from Latin dēbēre (to owe; ought, must).
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